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were probably the heads of ceremonial spears and were 

 also from a foot to two feet long. They were found in 

 California. 



Fig. 11 shows a series of flat discs of flint or shale of 



various round oval or elongate shapes, perhaps used in 

 some game. 



The set of seven articles in Fig. 12 have the common 

 feature of being nearly circular in section, and having a 

 constriction at one end or projection at both ends, so as to 

 facilitate suspension by a string. They are very numerous, 



of many curious forms, often very rude, yet adapted for 

 the same purpose, and they were found in many localities. 

 Some may have been sinkers for nets or fishing lines, 

 while the more symmetrical may be weights used in 

 twisting thread. 



